I Never Heard My Music Played The

Tastes Are Created By The Business Interests. How Else Can You Explain The Popularity Of Al Hirt?

Everything I Do Is Mingus.

Our Nights Didn't Begin Until After Noon. Because In The Old Days, You'd Start Birdland At 8:30 Or 9 Pm And Play Until 4 In The Morning. Then You'd Go Out To The Corner And Talk To A Couple Of Musicians - I Used To Talk To Oscar Pettiford A Whole Lot - You'd Stand There Till 7, 8 Or 9, Or Else Go Down To The Jam Session At Minton's.

Jazz Music Is A Language Of The Emotions.

If Someone Has Been Escaping Reality, I Don't Expect Him To Dig My Music.